Moment whale-watchers are dwarfed by FOUR humpback whales who lunge feed at the surface Whale watchers were blown away as four huge humpbacks feasted on fish hiding underneath their boat The humpbacks lunge fed at the surface of the water in Monterey Bay, California, near the tourist boat The whales were joined by the sea … Read more
Even whales need a cuddle! Two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appear to HUG each other with their flippers in adorable drone footage captured in Cape Cod Bay Wildlife photographers captured the moment on February 28 Behaviour is rarely observed and may be first time it’s been caught on camera The North Atlantic right … Read more
This is the incredible moment a sea captain fought off killer whales with a pole and screamed at them to ‘p**s off’ after they attacked his boat. Captain Antonio Busse, 40, shouted ‘get off the f***ing boat’ as a pod of orcas surrounded his vessel in the waters of the Gibraltar Strait. The predators had … Read more
The largest animal on Earth swims through the depths of the oceans, but 50 million years ago whales walked the surface on four legs. A professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University reveals the massive creatures are descendants of an ancient ‘little deer,’ known as Indohyus. Through the research of cetaceans evolution, which includes hippopotamus to … Read more
The number of endangered North Atlantic right whales remains dangerously low. There are fewer than 366 surviving specimens, according to a new assessment. Vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing nets remain the biggest threat to the massive marine mammals, but climate change is leading to rising ocean temperatures that endanger the krill the whales eat … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Four sperm whales that washed up dead on beach last year have been left to rot as locals in nearby town complain of ‘horrendous stench’ Ten whales washed up in Withernsea, East Yorks, on Christmas Eve, 2020 One has been removed but four still remain and are stinking families out of town Local man … Read more
FOURTEEN baby North Atlantic right whales are sighted off the Florida coast in ‘most encouraging calving season in years’ There are thought to be an estimated 356 North Atlantic right whales left Of those just 70 whales are believed to be adult females of child-bearing-age Of the 14 calves born this winter three were to … Read more
Catch of the day: Writer Sadie Whitelocks with a kingfish Sadly, it’s not a whale but there is a frenzy of excitement on the boat as one of our fishing lines pulls tight. A young deckhand wrestles with the line and, with one final tug, a 4 ft-long kingfish flips and flaps on to the … Read more
Ten sperm whales washed up on East Yorkshire beach pronounced dead despite rescue teams’ best efforts By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 00:26 GMT, 25 December 2020 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 25 December 2020 Ten sperm whales stranded on the East Yorkshire coast have died, rescuers have confirmed. Members of the public first noticed some … Read more
Ten sperm whales wash up on beach in East Yorkshire in mass stranding as rescue teams fear at least five may already be dead with the rest also expected to perish in shallow waters Humberside Police said the ten animals have been beached near Tunstall Coastguard and British Marine Life Rescue are helping with the … Read more